Prof. Elton J. Cairns

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

University of California, Berkeley

Email: ejcairns@berkeley.edu

Qualifications

1959  Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, CA, Chemical Engineering

1955  B.Sc., Michigan Technological University, Chemical Engineering

1955  B.A.., Michigan Technological University, Chemistry

Publications(Selected)

1.      Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots: Sulfiphilic Additives for the High-Performance Li–S Cells,  Jungjin Park, Joonhee Moon, Vitalii Ri, Sangheon Lee, Chunjoong Kim, and Elton J. Cairns, ACS Applied Energy Materials Article ASAP

DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c03247

2.      Yoon Hwa and Elton J. Cairns, Nanostructured Sulfur and Sulfides for Advanced Lithium/Sulfur Cells, doi.org/10.1002/celc.202000758; ChemElectroChem, 2020, 7, 1-17.

3.      Hyeon Kook Seo, Yoon Hwa, Joon Ha Chang, Jae Yeol Park, Jae Sang Lee, Jungjae Park, Elton J. Cairns,* and Jong Min Yuk*, Direct Visualization of Lithium Polysulfides and Their Suppression in Liquid Electrolyte, Nano Letters,2020, 20, 2080-2086, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00058 Nano Lett. 2020, 20, 2080−2086

4.      Yoon Hwa,  Hyo Won Kim,  Hao Shen, Dilworth Y. Parkinson,  Bryan D. McCloskey, and Elton J. Cairns, Sustainable Sulfur‐Carbonaceous Composite Electrode Toward High Specific Energy Rechargeable Cells, Materials Horizons, 2020, 7, 524; DOI:10.1039/C9MH01224A

5.      Yoon Hwa, Eongyu Yi, Hao Shen, Younghoon Sung, Jiawei Kou,  Kai Chen, Dilworth Y. Parkinson,  Marca M. Doeff, and Elton J. Cairns, Three-Dimensionally Aligned Sulfur Electrodes by Directional Freeze Tape Casting, Nano Lett. 2019, 19, 4731−4737; DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01805

6.      Dan Sun, Yoon Hwa, Liang Zhang, Jingwei Xiang, Jinghua Guo, Yunhui Huang, and Elton J. Cairns, High lithium sulfide loading electrodes for practical Li/S cells with high specific energy, Nano Energy [2211-2855] (2019 ), 64C, 103891; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.103891

7.      Ayako Kawase and Elton J. Cairns, Method for Creation of Fine Sulfur Particles with Graphene Oxide for Lithium/Sulfur Cells, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 165 (14) A3257-A3262 (2018)

8.      Liang Zhang, Dan Sun, Qiulong Wei, Huanxin Ju, Jun Feng, Junfa Zhu, Liqiang Mai, Elton J Cairns and Jinghua Guo,  Understanding the electrochemical reaction mechanism of VS2 nanosheets in lithium-ion cells by multiple in situ and ex situ x-ray spectroscopy, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 51(49), art. no. 494001, 2018

9.      Yifan Ye, Min-Kyu Song, Yan Xu, Kaiqi Nie, Yi-sheng Liu, Jun Feng, Xuhui Sun,  Elton J. Cairns, Yuegang Zhang and Jinghua Guo, Lithium Nitrate: A Double-edged Sword in the Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Cell, Energy Storage Materials, 16 (2019) 498–504, doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2018.09.022

10.  Liang Zhang, Qiulong Wei, Dan Sun, Ning Li, Huanxin Ju, Jun Fenga, Junfa Zhu,Liqiang Mai, Elton J. Cairns, Jinghua Guo, Conversion reaction of vanadium sulfide electrode in the lithium-ion cell: Reversible or not reversible?, Nano Energy 51 (2018) 391, doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.06.076

11.  Ayako Kawase, Don Donghyeok Han, and Elton J. Cairns, Low Temperature Sulfur Deposition for High-Performance Lithium/Sulfur Cells, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 165 (9) A1805-A1812 (2018), doi: 10.1149/2.1051809jes. Liang Zhang, Qiulong Wei, Dan Sun, Ning Li, Huanxin Ju, Jun Fenga, Junfa Zhu,Liqiang Mai, Elton J. Cairns, Jinghua Guo, Conversion reaction of vanadium sulfide electrode in the lithium-ion cell:Reversible or not reversible?, Nano Energy 51 (2018) 391, doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.06.076

12.  Liang Zhang, Dan Sun, Jun Kang, Hsiao-Tsu Wang, Shang-Hsien Hsieh, Way-Faung Pong, Hans A. Bechtel, Jun Feng, Lin-Wang Wang, Elton J. Cairns, and Jinghua Guo, Tracking the Chemical and Structural Evolution of the TiS2 Electrode in the Lithium-Ion Cell Using Operando X‑ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Nano Lett. 18 (7), 4506-4515, (2018), DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01680

13.  Liang Zhang, Dan Sun, Jun Kang, Jun Feng, Hans A. Bechtel, Lin-Wang Wang, Elton J. Cairns, and Jinghua Guo, Electrochemical Reaction Mechanism of the MoS2 Electrode in a Lithium-Ion Cell Revealed by in Situ and Operando X‑ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Nano Letters 2018, 18, 1466−1475.

14.  Yoon Hwa, Peter D. Frischmann, Brett A. Helms, and Elton J. Cairns, Aqueous-Processable Redox-Active Supramolecular Polymer Binders for Advanced Lithium/Sulfur Cells, Chemistry of Materials, Chem. Mater.  30, 3, 685-691(2018), DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03870

15.  Liang Zhang, Dan Sun, Jun Kang, Jun Feng, Hans Bechtel, Lin-Wang Wang, Elton J. Cairns, and Jinghua Guo, Electrochemical Reaction Mechanism of the MoS2 Electrode in a Lithium-Ion Cell Revealed by in Situ and Operando X‑ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Nano Letters, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b05246

16.  Yoon Hwa, Hyeon Kook Seo, Jong-min Yuk, and Elton J. Cairns, Freeze-Dried Sulfur−Graphene Oxide−Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite for High Sulfur-Loading Lithium/Sulfur Cells, Nano Letters, 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03831

17.  Ayako Kawase and Elton J. Cairns, Understanding the function of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide in Lithium/Sulfur Cells, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 23094 – 23102, DOI: 10.1039/C7TA07522G

18.  Elton J. Cairns, Chapter 9 Conclusion: Challenges and Future Directions, in Li-S Batteries, R. Demir-Cakan, ed., Imperial College Press, London, 2017

19.  Liang Zhang, Dan Sun, Jun Feng, Elton J. Cairns, and Jinghua Guo, Revealing the Electrochemical Charging Mechanism of Nanosized Li2S by in Situ and Operando X‑ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Nano Letters (2017), DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02381

20.  Elton J. Cairns and Yoon Hwa, Chapter 2 Sulfur Cathode, in Li-S Batteries, R. Demir-Cakan, ed., Imperial College Press, London, 2017

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